Halloween Scrap Banner
I looked around this morning and found a few spots that needed a little last minute Halloween sprucing up. It’s not too late!
Oh, the other rooms were ready for the day but that one wall in my room was just a bit too…hmmmm…boring. Yes, that’s the word.
Not acceptable!!
There were just enough scraps from Lily and Beckham’s Halloween bags to toss together a pretty little banner and believe me—it was incredibly simple.
All you do is:
Cut Halloween scrap fabric into strips about 1 inch by 7 to 9 inches. The length wasn’t perfect science–just approximate measurements were fine.
Loop each strip around a piece of cord, rope or in my case–clothes line. I used about 4 feet of it.
Carefully pull the two ends of the fabric behind the rope and through the loop…
then gently tighten it like a tiny little neck tie. Ohhhh…sooo….cute!
Keep adding the knotted strips until you have the length of banner you need.
And POOF!
Previously boring wall–cured!
:} Oh, and the sweet “Happy Halloween” banner with the spooky skulls? Why, it’s from my clever little daughter’s blog–Prairie Grass Patterns.
How’s that? Two cute things for the price of one! Oh, wait…they’re both free. Bonus.
Happy Halloween my friends!
A Patch of Pumpkins
We thought about making the trip to a real, live pumpkin patch this year…
but Lily and Beckham went with their Pre-school class last week.
So I had to wonder if they’d think our funny, little- bitty patch was…you know…lame.
After all, what could possibly be exciting about 4 or 5 pumpkins growing in the backyard after seeing one of the real true Linus type pumpkin patches?
As it turns out, there just seems to be something magical and lovely about stomping around in a nearly forgotten, spent garden…
to find just the right pumpkin. The one that feels like it has always been yours.
The one that feels like it already has your name carved on it…somehow.
Kinda made our patch feel very, very real…after all.
:}
The Easiest Halloween Costume…
EVER.
Feel free to swipe it.
:}
Clever Halloween Costumes
Once again, the Halloween Party was a big hit!
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- The bride and Pippi
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- Peanut butter and Jelly
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- The Count
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- More bobbing for apples.
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- Safari Ellie…from “UP.”
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- Spooky baby face!
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- Bobbing for apples.
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- Donut eating contest.
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- A Wicked Fairy and Flynn Ryder
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- Mirror kisses.
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- Contemplating the donuts
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- Ellie and Carl…from “UP”
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- Fabulous food!
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- The “smolder.”
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- What a “doll!”
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- Sooo cute!
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- Carl’s badge
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- Sipping M&Ms with a straw.
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- Rasta girl
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- “Ceiling Fan” and “Black Mail”
What are you going to be for Halloween…hmmmm?
:]
Halloween Candy Garland
Now, if you’re an old timer to Gracious Rain you may be sayin’ “Whoa, Nellie–you already made this sweet, little garland a couple of years back!”
And I would say back to you–”That’s right…sort of.”
First of all, the last candy garland got eaten by “woodland creatures” so a new one was in order. This time, it’s much easier to make. Seriously, took about 20 minutes start to finish.
Just a simple crochet chain stitch and every 10 stitches I wrapped the loop around one end of the taffy, pulled it tight and kept right on going. Cinchy.
However, if you have a house with little people in it, like we do, you’ll have to either hang it up high or just be ready to have it nibbled on by the critters.
This time–I’ll take my chances with the outdoor squirrels.
:}
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